shoat

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A young, newly-weaned pig.
    — Why, was not one animal of every kind – a calf, and a lamb, and a filly, and a shote – upon the place marked with little Moses's own brand?
  2. A sheep–goat hybrid (whether artificially produced or the result of animals from these species naturally intermating).

词形变化

shoats plural shote alternative shoats plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English schote, of uncertain origin. Perhaps a special use of Middle English schote (“projectile, young shoot”), or perhaps of Middle Low German origin, cognate with West Flemish schote (“young piglet”).
词源 2
Blend of sheep + goat.
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